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Notary, soldier. Known for. First martyr of the independence of Vaud. Jean Daniel Abraham Davel (20 October 1670 - 24 April 1723), known as Major Davel, was a Swiss soldier and patriot of Vaud. He was sentenced to death and beheaded for calling for Vaud's independence from the Bern authorities.
- First martyr of the independence of Vaud
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Jean Daniel Abraham Davel, dit le major Davel ( 20 octobre 1670, à Morrens - 24 avril 1723, Vidy) est un soldat et patriote vaudois. Sa famille, d'origine lombarde, acquit la bourgeoisie de Riex en 1564 et celle de Cully en 1577 [ réf. souhaitée] . Biographie. Fils de pasteur, Abraham Davel est né le 20 octobre 1670 à Morrens 1.
Apr 20, 2024 · Jean-Abraham-Daniel Davel (born October 1670, Morrens, Switz.—died April 24, 1723, Vidy) was a Swiss popular leader, folk hero of the canton of the Vaud, who led the Vaudois separatist movement against the rule of Bern (1723). Annexed by Bern in 1536, the Vaud had long chafed under the administration of Bernese bailiffs when in 1723 Davel ...
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Jean Daniel Abraham Davel, (Major Davel), (20 October 1670, Morrens - 24 April 1723, Vidy) was a soldier and patriot of Vaud. Abraham Davel, after studying in Lausanne, became a notary and land commissioner. In 1692, he began his military career in the service of Prince Eugene of Savoy and John...
The performances of Davel are scheduled for January-February 2023. Please find the schedule by clicking here . 350 years after the birth of Jean Daniel Abraham Davel in Morrens
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Abraham Davel. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Jean Daniel Abraham Davel. Swiss soldier, Vaud patriot (1670-1723) Upload media. Wikipedia. Date of birth. 20 October 1670. Morrens.
L’Exécution du Major Davel (The Execution of Major Davel), 1850. This work, the most monumental of all Charles Gleyre’s paintings, was commissioned at the behest of Marc-Louis Arlaud, who founded the Museum in 1841. He provided the funding and chose the subject, Major Jean-Daniel-Abraham Davel (1670-1723), the hero of the Vaud’s struggle ...
